Child actress; later teacher -- via Variety. She left performing after contracting polio. Her most important role was as the central character in the horror/fantasy "The Curse of the Cat People."
Interesting, overlooked, and significant obituaries from around the world, as they happen, emphasizing the positive achievements of those who have died. Member, Society of Professional Obituary Writers.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Jeffrey G. Leonard Jr.
Doo-wop singer -- via legacy.com. As a member of Little Joey and the Flips, had a hit in 1962 with "Bongo Stomp."
Leila Webster
Singer, actress, and comedian -- via the Belfast Telegraph. Her show-business career lasted -- wait for it -- 80 YEARS.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-26070713
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-26070713
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Mary Grace Canfield
Actress; best known as Ralph Monroe on TV's "Green Acres" -- via the New York Daily News. A great deadpan comedian in America's unsung surrealist masterpiece of a TV show. As part of a squabbling, brotherly handyman team with her sibling Alf (Sid Melton), Ralph worked on the bedroom of the Douglases for six years without completing it. With music by the great Vic Mizzy!
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Wu Ma
Actor, director, producer, and writer -- via the Straits Times. One of the most familiar faces of Hong Kong cinema, he appeared in more than 250 films, and directed 42, working with Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, and director Chang Cheh. His favorite role -- the Taoist ghosthunter Yin Chik-ha in "A Chinese Ghost Story."
Saturday, February 15, 2014
John Henson
Puppeteer; son of Jim Henson -- via seattlepi.com. The best-known Muppet he played was Sweetums, the giant ogre.
Richard Bull
Actor; best known for his role as Nels Oleson on TV's "Little House on the Prairie" -- via the Washington Post.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
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